DRIFF DAY 1 - true NORTH!

Durham Region International Film Festival

Your online pass to all DRIFF Day 1 programming including our true NORTH! program  and feature film Percy starring Christopher Walken.

***YOU MUST BE AN ONTARIO RESIDENT TO PURCHASE TICKETS TO THIS EVENTAll that is truly Canadian. Stories that get to the heart of who we are as a country and explore Canadian identity.Two programs available to stream online from 12pm-11:59pm.COMPANY TOWN, (Canada) dir Peter Findlay (52 minutes) Opening Night Film: On the anniversary of General Motors&#x27; 100th year of manufacturing vehicles in Oshawa, Canada, the union is forced into a life-and-death fight to save members&#x27; jobs when the company announces it will be shuttering the plant at the end of the next year.EMPTY, (Canada) dir Tristan Laughton (1:46 minute) short film: A portrait of the effect the pandemic has on the city shown from the perspective of a man calling a loved one.BIG WHEELS, (Canada) dir Andrew Simspson (22 minutes) short film: Two men fueled by alcohol and rage force a mechanic into giving their car a last minute inspection. As the process continues, shifts in power emerge and tensions start to run dangerously high.Second Line-up (Feature Film)PERCY, (Canada) dir Clark Johnson (100 minutes): How can you patent something that’s alive? Percy is the true story of an independent Canola farmer’s decade long crusade against global corporate monolith, Monsanto. Accused of growing the company&#x27;s genetically modified organisms (GMOs) without a license and forced to risk losing his land, 70-year-old Percy Schmeiser (Christopher Walken) takes his fight to the highest court, challenging the multinational’s right to own organic life. Cast includes: Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci, Zach Braff and Adam Beach.

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